JPH1086765A - Mall clips - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a molding clip with good workability. A pair of holding pieces (11, 17) are provided at the front and rear of a molding clip (5) to protrude upward. Front hugging piece 1
An arm 12 protrudes rearward from each one, and a claw 10 is provided inward at a tip portion thereof. On the other hand, a rail portion 7 is provided at the lower end of the molding 1, and a concave portion 8 is provided in which a predetermined position of the rail portion 7 is cut out in a rectangular shape. When the rail portion 7 is slid between the embroidery pieces 11 and 17, the claw pieces 10 are engaged with the concave portions 8 and the molding clips 5 are fixed to predetermined positions of the molding 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a molding clip for attaching a molding.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a groove 4 is formed in a joint portion between a roof panel and an outside panel of an automobile along the front-rear direction.
7 is formed, and is covered with a roof molding. FIGS. 9 and 10 show a conventional molding clip used in such a place. FIG.
Shows a state before the molding 40 and the molding clip 42 are assembled.

The molding 40 is made of a synthetic resin material and is formed so as to fit in the groove 47 described above.
1 are formed along the length direction. The molding clip 42 is integrally formed of metal, and is caulked to the rail 41 by using caulking pieces 43 and 44 arranged at the four corners. Also, at the center of the molding clip 42,
A stud groove 45 that can be fitted into a T stud 46 protruding from a predetermined position in the groove 47 is formed.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to assemble the molding clip 42 and the molding clip 42, the four caulking pieces 43 and 44 at the front and rear of the molding clip 42 are adjusted to predetermined positions on the rail 41, and then the caulking pieces 43 and 44 are caulked in the direction of the arrow. It is necessary, and it is troublesome to repeat such work by the number of molding clips, and it also causes a reduction in work efficiency.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a molding clip having good workability.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clip mounting portion formed along a length direction of a molding from the end side of the clip mounting portion. A support portion slidably and non-detachably fitted, and a locking portion that engages with a positioning portion disposed at a predetermined position of the molding to enable positioning in the length direction of the molding are formed. It is a molding clip characterized by the above-mentioned. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the positioning portion is a concave portion provided on a side surface or a lower surface of the molding, and the locking portion is a claw that can be engaged with the concave portion. A molding clip comprising a piece.

[0007]

According to the invention of claim 1 or 2, when attaching the molding clip to the molding,
The molding clip is fitted from the end of the clip attaching portion of the molding and slid to the positioning portion. By doing so, the engaging portion of the molding clip engages with the positioning portion provided on the molding, so that the molding clip is fixed at a predetermined position in a state where the molding clip is prevented from falling off. During this time, the mounting of the molding clip to the molding is completed only by the sliding operation, so that the workability is excellent.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

<First Embodiment> Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a molding 1 is attached to a joint between a roof panel 2 and a side panel 3 of an automobile C.

As shown in FIG. 2, a groove 4 is formed in a connecting portion between both ends of the side panel 3 and the roof panel 2. The cross section of the groove 4 has an inverted convex shape in which the width of the upper part 4b is wider than that of the lower part 4a. A proper number of T studs 15 are provided at predetermined positions on the bottom surface of the lower portion 4a of the groove 4.
Is protruding. The cross section of the T stud 15 is T-shaped, and a columnar support 15a is provided at a lower portion thereof.
At its upper end, a locking plate 15b is formed. The molding clip 5 is engaged with the locking plate 15b of the T stud 15, and the molding 1 and the molding clip 5 are fixed.
The entire mall 1 is assembled to the car C.

The molding 1 is formed of a synthetic resin material and has a length capable of covering the groove 4. The cross section of the molding 1 is formed in a substantially T-shape. An umbrella piece 6 covering the upper part 4b of the groove part 4 protrudes from the upper part thereof, a column part 18 hangs downward from this, and further, a lower end of the column part 18 A pair of rail portions 7 are formed so as to protrude from the portion. In order to position the molding clip 5 at a predetermined position of the rail portion 7, both ends are cut out in a rectangular shape to form a pair of concave portions 8.
Is provided. The claw pieces 10 of the molding clip 5 are engaged with the concave portions 8 to fix the molding clip 5 at predetermined positions of the molding 1.

The molding clip 5 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, and a pair of holding pieces 11 and 17 project from right and left ends of the front and rear portions, respectively. The mounting pieces 11 and 17 are formed in a channel shape that can be fitted to the rail portion 7.
It is formed so as to be slidably and undetachably engaged with the rail portion 7. Further, a pair of arm pieces 12 extend toward a rear mounting piece 17 from a pair of front mounting pieces 11 (lower left side in FIG. 2). Arm piece 12
Is formed so as to be slightly elastically deformed outward, and a claw piece 10 is formed at an end portion thereof so as to project inward. The claw piece 10 is formed so as to be compatible with the recess 8 provided in the rail portion 7, and when the molding clip 5 is assembled to the molding 1, the claw piece 10 and the recess 8 engage to form the molding clip 5. Positioning in the longitudinal direction is performed. The tip portion of the claw piece 10 is formed obliquely and serves as a guide surface 10a.

The connecting pieces 13 connect the holding pieces 11 and 17 formed before and after each other at a position slightly lower than the portion where the holding pieces 11 and 17 protrude. The connecting portion 13 is formed with a gourd-shaped stud groove 14 in which circular holes having substantially the same diameter in the front and rear are connected by a slightly thinner groove. Of the stud grooves 14, the front one is the locking groove 1.
4a, the rear one is an insertion groove 14b. The molding 1 is assembled to the automobile C by engaging the T studs 15 projecting from the lower surface of the groove 4 into the stud grooves 14. The diameter of the insertion groove 14b is formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the locking plate 15b of the T stud 15, so that the locking plate 1
5b is insertable, but the locking plate 15b is
When it moves to the 4a side, the locking plate 15b is locked with the locking groove 14a.
On the locking edge 14c projecting to the inner periphery of the hole edge of
The stud 15 is prevented from coming off.

From the rear end portion of the stud groove 14, a holding piece 16 projects forward. The holding piece 16 can be elastically deformed upward, and the T stud 1
When engaging the stud 5 with the stud groove 14, the upper surface of the locking plate 15b is pressed, so that the lower surface of the locking plate 15b and the locking edge 14c are easily engaged and guided. Further, after the locking plate 15b and the locking edge 14c are completely engaged, as shown in FIG. 4, the leading end of the holding piece 16 comes into contact with the rear of the locking plate 15b to disengage them. I try not to.

Next, the operation and effect of the first embodiment configured as described above will be described. Before assembling the molding 1 to the T studs 15 protruding from the bottom surface of the groove 4 of the automobile C, the molding clip 5 is attached to the molding 1. First, the holding piece 17 on the rear side of the molding clip 5 and the rail section 7 are kept horizontal, and the end face portion of the rail section 7 is inserted between the both holding pieces 17. When the embroidery piece 17 and the rail portion 7 are engaged and then slid, the end face of the rail portion 7 comes into contact with the claw piece 10. When the guide piece 10 is further pushed in from here, the guide surface 10a at the rear end of the claw piece 10 goes out of the rail portion 7, and the arm piece 12 is slightly elastically deformed outward, so that the claw piece 10
Rides on the side of the rail section 7. When the molding clip 5 is further pushed into the rail portion 7, the rail portion 7 is inserted between the front holding pieces 11, and the molding clip 5 is engaged with the molding 1. In this state, since the molding clip 5 is attached to the molding 1 by the two sets of holding pieces 11 and 17, the molding clip 5 can slide along the rail 7 without falling off from the rail 7.

When the molding clip 5 is pushed in as described above and reaches a predetermined position, the claw pieces 10 and the concave portions 8 are fitted. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the arm piece 12 is returned and deformed inward, and the claw piece 10 is engaged with the recess 8. Thereby, the molding clip 5 is positioned at a predetermined position on the rail portion 7.

Next, the molding 1 and the molding clip 5 thus integrated are attached to the groove 4 of the automobile C. After inserting the locking plate 15b into the insertion groove 14b of the stud groove 14, the entire molding 1 is moved rearward. Then, the locking board 15b moves from the insertion groove 14b to the locking groove 14a. At this time, while the holding piece 16 is elastically deformed upward, the locking plate 15b is guided so as to be easily engaged with the front locking edge 14c, and the lower surface of the locking plate 15b is locked by the locking edge 14c.
The holding piece 16 returns to the shape of
5b is brought into contact with the rear end face, and thus the molding 1 is fixed to the groove 4 of the vehicle C. At this time, the umbrella piece 6 covers the upper part 4b of the groove 4 as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the molding clip 5 is mounted on the rail portion 7 of the molding 1 and slid, so that the molding 1 and the molding clip 5 are undetachably engaged with each other. , The workability is good.

<Second Embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition,
In the present embodiment and the first embodiment, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. The groove 4 and the T stud 15 have the same configuration in the present embodiment and the first embodiment. Regarding the molding 1, the difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is only the structure of the recess 20. The concave portion 20 provided in the rail portion 7 of the molding 1 is formed in a groove shape from the side surface to the entire bottom surface of the rail portion 7. The claw piece 22 of the molding clip 21 is engaged with the recess 20.

The molding clip 21 is formed by bending a metal plate. The molding clip 21 is attached to the rail 7 of the molding 1 to connect the molding 1 to the automobile C. Mall clip 2
A pair of embroidery pieces 23 and 24 are formed in a channel shape upward and forward respectively before and after 1. The holding pieces 23 and 24 can be attached so as to sandwich the rail portion 7 from both sides, so that the molding clip 21 can be attached so as not to fall off the molding 1. A claw piece 22 is cut and raised obliquely upward and forward in a central portion of the bottom surface between a pair of holding pieces 23 (lower left in FIG. 6) on the front side. The claw piece 22 is formed in a tapered shape, and elastic deformation in the vertical direction is allowed, so that the claw piece 22 can be engaged with the concave portion 20.

The portion connecting the front and rear hugging pieces 23, 24 is a connecting portion 25 slightly lower than the bottom surface where the hugging pieces 23, 24 protrude. In the center of the connecting part 25,
A dart-shaped stud groove 26 is provided at the front by connecting two grooves, a large substantially circular insertion groove 26a and a small substantially circular locking groove 26b at the rear. This stud groove 26
Is designed so that the T-stud 15 can engage with it, and the diameter of the front insertion groove 26a is
The diameter of the rear locking groove 26b is slightly larger than the diameter of the support pillar 15a of the T stud 15. With such a configuration, T
After the stud 15 is inserted into the stud groove 26 from the insertion groove 26a side, when the stud 15 is moved to the locking groove 26b side, the locking groove 26
The edge of the hole b engages with the lower surface of the locking plate 15b, so that the T stud 15 is prevented from falling out into the stud groove 26.

Next, the operation and effect of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described. Before assembling the mall 1 to the automobile C, the molding clip 21 is attached to the mall 1. The end face of the rail 7 is inserted between the pair of holding pieces 24 on the rear side of the molding clip 21. When the rail portion 7 is slid after engaging the holding piece 24 and the rail portion 7 and further inserting the rail portion 7 between the pair of holding pieces 23 in the front part, the lower end surface of the rail portion 7 comes into contact with the claw piece 22. However, if the insertion is continued, the claw piece 22 is elastically deformed downward and goes around the lower surface of the rail portion 7. Furthermore, molding clip 2
When 1 is pushed into the rail portion 7, the front holding piece 23 is also completely engaged with the rail portion 7. In this state, since the molding clip 21 is attached to the molding 1 by the two sets of holding pieces 23 and 24, the molding clip 21 can slide along the rail 7 without falling off from the rail 7.

When the molding clip 21 is further pressed and slid to a position where the claw piece 22 and the recess 20 are engaged, the claw piece 22 returns and deforms upward as shown in FIG. And the molding clip 21 is fixed at a predetermined position on the rail portion 7. Next, the molding 1 and the molding clip 21 thus integrated are attached to the automobile C. Locking plate 1 in insertion groove 26a
After inserting 5b, the mall 1 is moved forward. Then, the support post 15a and the locking groove 26b are engaged, and the molding 1 is fixed to the automobile C. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and includes, for example, the following. In the present embodiment, the front and rear directions of the molding clip are fixed when the molding clip is attached to the rail portion. In order to solve this, for example, the connecting portion and the rear mounting piece may be provided symmetrically on the front side of the front mounting piece. In this case, the mounting direction of the molding clip may be any direction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a portion to which a molding clip is attached in a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before the molding and the molding clip are assembled in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state in which a locking claw piece is engaged with a concave portion in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state after the molding and the molding clip are assembled and before being attached to the vehicle body side in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing a state after the molding clip is assembled in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state before assembling a molding and a molding clip in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state after the molding and the molding clip are assembled and before they are attached to the vehicle body side in the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a front sectional view showing a state after the molding clip is assembled in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state before assembly in a conventional example.

FIG. 10 is a front sectional view showing a state after a molding clip is assembled in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 <1st Embodiment> 1 ... Mold 5 ... Mold clip 7 ... Rail (clip attachment part) 8 ... Recess (positioning part) 10 ... Claw piece (locking part) 11,17 ... Hugging piece (support part) 2nd embodiment> 20 ... concave part (positioning part) 21 ... molding clip 22 ... claw piece (locking part) 23, 24 ... holding piece (support part)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A support portion which is slidably and non-detachably fitted to a clip attaching portion formed along a length direction of a molding from an end portion side of the clip attaching portion, and is provided at a predetermined position of the molding. A molding clip characterized by forming a locking portion that engages with a positioning portion provided to enable positioning in the length direction of the molding. 2. The positioning device according to claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is a concave portion provided on a side surface or a lower surface of the molding, and the locking portion is formed of a claw piece engageable with the concave portion. A molding clip characterized by the following.